Jesus Creed
“At the center of the Jesus Creed is the Shema, and at the center of the Shema is the God of love, and at the center of the God of love is the word ‘one.” (From 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed.) |inline Read more
“At the center of the Jesus Creed is the Shema, and at the center of the Shema is the God of love, and at the center of the God of love is the word ‘one.” (From 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed.) |inline Read more
Talk about a hornet’s nest of issues … our 82d kingdom text (Luke 21:31) is surrounded with them. Here is the text: |inline Read more
So much for global warming. Here we sit, March 27th … where are we, Australia? The worst part? I got a new driver yesterday, Nike Sumo 2. [I have to add this: I’m on the side of those who think global warming actually is a problem, so please … this was humor about having to deal with snow way too late in the Spring.] Read more
Yesterday I was in Grand Rapids — speaking twice at GR Theological Seminary. First, in chapel (more below) and then later to the Faculty (about future seminary education — I’ll keep this under wraps for now). It was good to see Doug Fagerstrom and Peter Osborn again, but I’m making enough friends there that I can’t mention any more names. And, it was great to see John Frye and some Mars Hill folks in chapel. Here are some observations: |inline Read more
Here’s the deal. I’ve chosen the top 5 Vintage Rock and Roll songs from our nominations yesterday. So, today you can vote. The song with the most votes will reward the one who first recommended it with a free copy of one of my books. Here they are: |inline Read more
We turn our faces today toward Pentecost — and we prepare for that Day when God’s Spirit floods us with God’s gracious, loving, holy presence. To prepare ourselves we daily recite the Jesus Creed — to love God and to love others — and we are doing this for 40 Days so we will be focused on what God wants to do to us and through us: create that Community with a new Praxis (40 Days Living the Jesus Creed).... Read more
A sense of imminent arrival of the kingdom loomed over Jesus’ ministry, and we are not fair to the Gospel texts if we ignore that looming. Here is a text (Luke 19:11) that illustrates the sense of anticipation: |inline Read more
What then is postconservatism? What is the postconservative evangelical impulse? Roger Olson, in Reformed and Always Reforming, sees six features. Friends, this is the singular contribution of this book and it will be discussed for years to come, and this postconservatism is one of the reasons why many are attracted to and sympathetic with the emerging movement. Here they are: |inline Read more
Let’s say pre-1975 (definitely not that prog-rock stuff Bob Robinson is into), what is the best song ever? Give us a YouTube if you can. Nothing kooky; no “Ayisha” stuff either. Here’s a genuine option: I will post the winner tomorrow. Read more
The first half of the Jesus Creed is to love God with everything we are and we’ve got. The second half is to love others [probably also with with everything we are and we’ve got]. “Loving others is a great idea until ‘Mr. or Ms. Other’ happens to be a person you don’t like.” |inline Read more
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